SYDNEY Andreas Christensen Shirt , Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Australian market is higher on Thursday, on the back of an overnight rally in base metal prices.


At 10:50 (AEST), the benchmark S&PASX 200 index was up 11.60 points, or 0.20 percent, at 5,796.70, while the broader All ordinaries index rose 11.80 points, or 0.20 percent Gary Cahill Shirt , at 5,842.50.


"There was a significant bounce in base metal prices and that has made materials the best performing sector today," CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner told Xinhua on Thursday.


"However oil prices slipped after the announcement of increased production in the U.S. which has seen the energy space under pressure."


The biggest story of the morning has been the decline in telecommunication giant Telstra's share price, which fell more than 10 percent at one point.


"We saw a very negative reaction to their profit result and the fact they have changed their dividend policy, by cutting it," Spooner explained.


The Commonwealth Bank added 0.36 percent, Westpac Bank edged lower at 0.09 percent, ANZ dipped 0.07 percent and National Australia Bank was down 0.16 percent.


BHP climbed 0.99 percent Willian Shirt , Rio Tinto jumped 1.93 percent, Fortescue Metals surged 2.73 percent and Newcrest Mining rallied 2.01 percent.


Woodside Petroleum tumbled 2.17 percent, Santos dropped 1.35 percent and Oil Search fell 0.47percent.


Wesfarmers soared 2.32 percent and Woolworths lifted 0.33 percent.


Telstra's plummeted 9.35 percent, Qantas shot up 1.89 percent and CSL gained 1.65 percent.


GENEVA, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Tuesday welcomed the repeal of laws in Lebanon, Tunisia and Jordan that allowed rapists to avoid criminal prosecution by marrying their victims.


"To punish a rape victim by making her marry the perpetrator of a horrible crime against her, there is no place in today's world for such hideous laws," he said in a statement issued Tuesday.


"I warmly welcome the stand that lawmakers in Lebanon Davide Zappacosta Shirt , Tunisia and Jordan have taken towards eliminating violence against women and ensuring that perpetrators of such violence are held to account," he added.


On Aug. 16, Lebanon voted to repeal article 522 of its penal code, a law that provided that if a person accused of rape agreed to marry the victim, the accused not be subjected to criminal prosecution.


Two weeks earlier, on Aug. 1, Jordanian lawmakers also voted to abolish a similar provision.


In Tunisia, on July 26 Antonio Rudiger Shirt , the parliament adopted a law on eliminating violence against women and eliminating impunity for perpetrators, recognizing that violence against women includes economic, sexual, political and psychological violence. The law will come into effect next year.


"These are hard-won victories, thanks to the tireless campaigns over the years by human rights defenders, in particular women human rights defenders," Zeid said.


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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- About 100 young people turned a Halloween bash violent at a theme park about 60 km southeast of downtown San Francisco, where visitors were beaten up or even robbed, local TV reports said Monday.


The chaos occurred at the Santa Clara amusement park, called Great America, over the weekend, and police have arrested two suspects on suspicion of theft and public assault Victor Moses Shirt , the reports said.


Police said they received eyewitness reports that about 100 teens and young adults were harassing, robbing and assaulting guests during the weekend Halloween event, which was attended by thousands of visitors.


Many visitors were frightened and fled in panic, local media quoted eyewitnesses as saying.


"Got punched in the face, evacuated out from mazes and it was just all bad," @dancerallim wrote on Twitter.


"First we thought it was part of the show, but then they told us to run for our lives," another visitor tweeted.


Police were quoted as saying that the trouble-makers fled or blended into the crowd amid darkness before police officers arrived.


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BEIJING, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- The report presented to the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) was a team effort, harnessing more than 2,000 suggestions from CPC members across the country, and subject to multiple revisions.


The report contains more than 30,000 Chinese characters and was delivered by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, over nearly three and a half hours at the opening of the congress on Oct.18.


Pooling suggestions from CPC members Eden Hazard Shirt , the report indicated the direction of China's future development.


The report was drafted under the guidance of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, with Xi heading the draft team.


In January 2017, Xi announced the drafting team and called for the "correct thinking method, scientific analysis of domestic and international situation, and profound study of the development of the Party and the country."


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